New Website and Call for Community Input: 2010 State of the Arctic Conference

New Website and Call for Community Input: 2010 State of the Arctic Conference

Sun, Aug 16, 2009

The organizers of the State of the Arctic Conference announce the launch of the conference website, which features an online community suggestions form. The State of the Arctic Conference will be held 16-19 March 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Miami in Miami, Florida.

The main goal of the conference is to review our understanding of the arctic system in a time ofhuman-induced, rapid environmental change. It will provide an open international forum for discussion of future research directions aimed toward a better understanding of the arctic system and its trajectory.

The Organizing Committee would like your ideas on conference themes, topics, structure, or other suggestions relevant to the conference program. This is not a formal call for sessions, but rather anopportunity for the broader arctic community to provide initial input to the conference planning. A formal call for abstracts will be forthcoming.

To submit a suggestion, go to the website and click on "submit a suggestion." The deadline for this initial community input is Monday, 14 September 2009.

The tentative conference program, registration, and call for abstracts will be available soon.

For further information, please contact:Helen Wiggins, Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS)Email: helen@arcus.org

The University of the Arctic (UArctic) is a cooperative network of universities, colleges, research institutes and other organizations concerned with education and research in and about the North. UArctic builds and strengthens collective resources and collaborative infrastructure that enables member institutions to better serve their constituents and their regions. Through cooperation in education, research and outreach we enhance human capacity in the North, promote viable communities and sustainable economies, and forge global partnerships.